Chronic urticaria: A review

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 435-443

  Wedi, B ^a   Kapp, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoreactivity; Chronic urticaria; Helicobacter pylori; Infections

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZELASTINE; CETIRIZINE; CIMETIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN A; DESLORATADINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXEPIN; EBASTINE; FEXOFENADINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; MIZOLASTINE; MONTELUKAST; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXATOMIDE; STANOZOLOL; TERBUTALINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YERSINIA;

EID: 32844462674     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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